The biggest steam locomotive is whistle-stopping across the U.S.(npr.org)
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The biggest steam locomotive is whistle-stopping across the U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5872656/big-boy-locomotive-steam
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Article has "operating" headline here doesn't. Those that are left are (apparently) all on static display.
Articulated steam locos: I was delighted to finally see Bayer Garrets in Delhi, and coastal NSW loco caches. I'd mentally assumed to be an articulated steam engines, it would be enormous: these are actually surprisingly small.
(Made in England, mostly for export)
Articulated steam locos: I was delighted to finally see Bayer Garrets in Delhi, and coastal NSW loco caches. I'd mentally assumed to be an articulated steam engines, it would be enormous: these are actually surprisingly small.
(Made in England, mostly for export)
Sorry, just copy pasted the headline they gave me at the time.
One interesting thing I noticed about the big boy locomotive is that the whistle is much lower pitched and more pleasant sounding than typical operating locomotives today
One interesting thing I noticed about the big boy locomotive is that the whistle is much lower pitched and more pleasant sounding than typical operating locomotives today
Schedule of stops is here: https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule
https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&whe...